Why Did Australian Open Heart-Break Force Daniil Medvedev to Re-Think His Tennis Career?

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev is all set to face off against Italian Jannik Sinner at the finals of the ongoing Australian Open tournament. However, there was a time when this Russian tennis star was so disappointed that he wanted to reconsider his decision to play in professional tournaments in the future. However, those gloomy days are gone in the past. Now before the Australian Open’s finals, let’s see what did provoke Medvedev towards such consideration.

Daniil Medvedev previously arrived at the Australian Open’s finals twice. However, in the finals against Rafael Nadal in 2022, he faced a disappointing attitude from the gallery. Now that Medvedev is once again trying his luck at the Grand Slam event, this Russian tennis star’s heartbroken moment from 2022 can’t be forgotten so easily.

Revisiting Daniil Medvedev’s Australian Open final against Nadal that demotivated him to pursue tennis professionally

Medvedev faced an unexpected response from the gallery while he was facing off against Spaniard legend Rafael Nadal at the finals. In a press conference after the match, this Russian tennis star exclaimed his sadness over the cheering crowd who called him names in between serves. The audience also demotivated him by cheering him during his mistakes against Nadal in the game.

Throughout the match, the audience held partisan support for Nadal as they booed the Russian tennis player whenever he attempted to take over the Spaniard legend. While Medvedev also dropped his sarcastic applause for the crowd who cheered for his double fault. He ultimately lost his nerves and Nadal defeated him in five sets.

Speaking about it, Medvedev commented– “Again, a kid was doubting if he should continue of dreaming big. I’m not going to explain why exactly, but today during the match I understood that I’m going to play tennis – actually it’s funny. I was talking about journalists, but I really like talking to you guys, I think you can see it. That’s not really the point. I’m just talking about few moments where the kid stopped dreaming, and today was one of them. I’m not going to really tell why. From now on I’m playing for myself, for my family, to provide my family, for people that trust in me, of course for all the Russians because I feel a lot of support there.

He further added- “I‘m going to say it like this. If there is a tournament on hard courts in Moscow, before Roland Garros or Wimbledon, I’m going to go there even if I miss the Wimbledon or Roland Garros or whatever. The kid stopped dreaming. The kid is going to play for himself. That’s it. That’s my story. Thanks for listening, guys.”

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Daniil Medvedev’s statement expressed how heartbroken he was seeing the partial nature of the spectators at the gallery. However, it was truly inspirational to see that this Russian tennis star held his spirit and returned to the same match once again to prove his worth. Daniil Medvedev will face off against Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open finals today. Despite the result, he is already a winner to his fans who never stopped believing in him.

The whole situation that Daniil Medvedev faced expressed the fans’ can be truly cruel at the stadium. They try their best to motivate the spirit of their favorite player by demeaning the opponent. However, Daniil Medvedev’s response and comeback tell that if one wishes to live his dreams, then no obstacle can stop them from having it. What do you think about it?

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